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HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1991 - SECT 28

HOME BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1991 - SECT 28

28 .         Contracting out prohibited

        (1)         An agreement or arrangement that purports to exclude or restrict the operation of any provision of this Act or to modify any such provision to the disadvantage of an owner is to that extent void.

        (2)         A purported waiver of a right conferred by or under this Act is void.

        (3)         A person must not enter into any agreement or arrangement with intent either directly or indirectly to defeat, evade or prevent the operation of this Act.

        Penalty: $10 000.